"I normally dont blame specific players, because you win as a team and you lose as a team. but today, coates and robinson had definitly a day off. such a bad perfomances from our whole defence.were like swiss cheese, a lot of big holes in it."

"Nothing gained from this season. Losing to every bad team in the book. Every player on that pitch was dreadful. Gerrard, you may as well take that offer of Real Madrid, we will only get worse. SACK RODGERS, FSG, AND BRAD JONES!"

"Rogers team selection a disgrace and disrespectful to the Cup and our supporters. If he didn't learn at Mansfield that not fielding the strongest team is asking for trouble, then you have to question his judgement. Very poor Rodgers! "

"Well played Oldham, credit where its due, they could have scored 5 so I am not complaining. Jack Robinson is a disgrace to the Liverpool shirt, you miss a sitter and when the captain has a go at you, you tell him to off? Hope you never even make the bench you complete waste of space, you will get boo'ed everytime you touch the ball for us!!! "

"All is all, bad performance except Steven Gerrard. The worst performance of Brad, Wisdom, Coates, and Sterling. None was worse that Jack Robinson. I hope we learn from this - this is utterly embarrassing. "

"Sorry, but this is hugely embarrassing.
Borini once again fails when it most matters. It's all about KEY moments, and he truly wasted that opportunity in the match (15 secs into the 2nd half). Very POOR!!!
Let's see how Coutinho fares as we need to seriously improve the quality we have.
ps Full credit to Downing who is currently doing well."

"Another mighty sign that shows you cant win anything with kids... needed experience in the defense.. shouldve played Carra atleast...Hope we dont play the same way against Arsenal and City..And seriously Borini needs to get some effin goals..."

"Bad day at the office. Now on to the league and that 4th place spot. Lot of positive to be taken from this game. eg: Coates is not a first team player, Sterling not quite ready yet. Desperately need a good reserve keeper. Can't keep Stevie out of the starting line up yet, etc. YNWA""

"Very disappointed by this shocking elimanation, but no regrets! We played with a good atude in a difficult environment, but we were responsible of this woe as we made too many mistakes at the back, no way it should happen! Some lads played a good game, other were poor, but at the end of the day we were even awful upfront! Terrible day, a night to forget! YNWA"

"I'm sorry but when I saw the midfield before the game I had grave doubts. A village idiot would know we were in for a blood and thunder battle. Borini is regarded as some sort of Messiah. Can somebody please tell me what this man has done for lfc-nothing!!! (cont)"

"Without doubt worst performance in a seasonfull of a lack of desire. Downing, Henderson, Coates, Robinson, Jones, even Allen have had a mare today and should forfeit wages Rodgers should have changed it sooner he saw the trouble our defence was in and midfield couldnâ"

"Like a bad dream the rubbish football of Dikov prevailed, Smith is a dirty player who will never rise any higher. LFC should be ashamed to wear the once proud jersey. We are a dread ful team at the moment. "

"again, we r unable 2 deal with a full court press,woeful performance in defence and midfield. allen is just not gd enough defensively, he bounced off a player he was trying 2 challenge. BOUNCED OFF. wat could have been had suarez not gone 4 the hendo freekick, it was going in by itself, would have gone 2-1 up n been a totally different match"

"All is all, bad performance except Steven Gerrard. The worst performance of Brad, Wisdom, Coates, Sturridge, and Sterling. None was worse that Jack Robinson. I hope we learn from this - this is utterly embarrassing. "

"Pathetic. Only positive it proves undoubtabley robinson borini and coates will never be good enough for top flight football. Same old story will it ever change, doubt it. Rodgers you are s**t and so is your team and before anyone says get behind the team i have for 30yrs but enough is enough"

"sorry but if nothing else it proves that coates needs to go out on loan but dont think anyone will have him after todays performance hope we get a cb in this window or carra will have to dust off his boots surprised he didnt play in place of martin today ?"

"Well I hope all the Rodgers supporters are happy now. Cup final last season to cup fiasco this one. We needed more experienced heads on the pitch from the start, not a bunch of youngsters with no leaders. Carragher should have started instead of Coates and been Captain for the day, I'm sorry to say that the Uruguayan just doesn't cut it at this level. Dreading the next two league games now."

"We, supporters are getting nothing back for our commitment, just these disgraceful half-arsed performances and the empty promises and talks of players. Stop interviewing them, we don't care bout their problems and feelings anymore if they can't concentrate on winning such a tie with ease. "

"A harsh reality of our failings. We struggle against teams who mount physical pressure and not allow us to play our passing game. It is such an easy tactic for an opposition team to employ, particularly when playing at home. Rawness as much as flair is important in England, teams won't roll out the welcome mat and allow us to play!"

"I think Rodgers should go,He is never going to take LFC anywhere,Robinson was more like a sunday league player,even my dog could do a better job,no wonder hes not a regular player,I think Suarez will go at the end of the season,who wants to play for a bunch of misfits,with no glory.You suck LFC"

"Hope all of the idiots who wanted Coates over carra are happy now, these are the games that we need carra for at this stage of his career. Coates is not good enough. Not is wisdom. Nor, in fact, is Brendan Rodgers. Go on, call me a plastic fan, tell me to go support manure, but if i was countinho then Southampton would be looking like a good option right now."

"pathetic performance our so called top class players just did not turn up today and played like they were not geting paid for the match or sumit how many more times are we going to see this it was painful to watch today a first team filled lineup and played like a sunday pub team "

"What? We will not learn a THING from this... Westbrom, ManUTD,ManCity and Mansfield and Swansea was the real example. I forgot, didn't you idiotic fans say before, 'LFC SQUAD, LOVELY!' All sad times. YAWA!"

"Dire, dire, and dire. What a time for Jones to have a nightmare. Sterling was dreadful, he gives the ball away more than Wayne Rooney. Borini should have put that chance away - terrible miss. It goes without saying that Gerrard should have started. Crazy game, we'll probably go and win at Arsenal on Wednesday!"

"Coates has signed his own transfer today. Shocking performance. FA cup is about passion and desire, not stupid flicks and whinging Mr Sturridge. FSG have seen their money wasted by Dalglish and Rogers (Allen 15m Borini 11m) and I think all pool fans should be grateful they give any more. Well done Oldham though, well deserved. YNWA"

"pathetic performance our so called top class players just did not turn up today and played like they were not geting paid for the match or sumit how many more times are we going to see this it was painful to watch today a first team filled lineup and played like a sunday pub team "

"we deserved exactly what we got imho robinson should go coates needs to go on loan if anyone will have him after that also very disappointed with raheem since he got his contract really hope coutinho is signed we need him and defo another 1 or 2 "

"cont. I'm sorry Brendan you have really blown it. The one man you shouldn't have played was Sterling. One minute you say we have to rest him to preserve his talent, then you throw him to the lions who kicked and shoved him giving him no chance to display his talent, Our passing game is in tatters. We gave the ball away all night. R.I.P."

"I'm sure everyone in that dressing room is just as disappointed as I am with that result & performance. We just didn't turn up until Gerrard was on, just goes to show how much he means to us. Suppose this is what the FA cup is all about. Move on chaps, we've got some very difficult games coming up in the league. Don't let this get you down, learn from it. YNWA."

"should have played with a stronger side from beginning, robinson, should be sold worse than useless, but in reality shows how far behind we are, i know it,s the cup but, that is just not good enough. "

"Poor today especially defensively Coates n jones left wanting, but Oldham deserved it without gerrard the midfield trio didn't create much to be fair a centre back with precence required who can do the basics of clearing his lines carra should have plyd today yet again we got bullied at the back, clearly a work in progress this season two steps forward one back but we geting there keep the faith "

"If Manager cant pick the starting eleven.He is not professional-level-manager.Robinson Borini Sterling Allen Coates,are not startingliners and Skrtel has no ability lead the defence.Carragher lEAD the DEFENCE or Agger.Crap-Day.Thanks BR."

"So dalglish sacked for 8th place in league win league cup and runner up in fa cup. On that basis surely its bye bye rodgers 7th in league out o both cups. Call me stupid but that aint progress to me. Yet another season of total and utter disappointment and what makes it worse is Everton with no money are head and shoulds above us, why because they have heart and passion we have neither"

"Horrible loss. Coates, robinson(!!)
Absolutely terrible!! Brendan Rodgers should ask himself the question; do I want to win prizes??? It looks like he doesn't. If we don't finish 4th or 5th and don't win the Europa league then there'll be no European competition for us next year"

"One more thing. I am gutted that a good chance of getting silverware and the prestige of Wembley has vanished as I guess most fans will. Don't need to see the patronising 'BR was prioritising the prem' or 'the FA Cup has less value than the Top4' as our team/squad will now have a very low moral going into Weds game. Wins breed confidence no matter the compet-it-ion. Basic physcology"

"Brendan you better find a good explanation for this defeat..
suarez is not a midfielder!! and you don't put elegant players in such a match.. with lucas carragher and gerrard sitting on the branch!! pffff
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"robinson, coates, downing allen and maybe to an extent henderson should not be in our team. Sterling needs dropping for a while, BR gotta start making changes as soon as he sees he got it wrong please dont tell me that all us 'laymen' could see what he as a professional couldn't
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"Thank you BR for sending in weaker back 4, never mind, somebody will tend to make some other mistakes if not them and becomes so habitual to lose matches no matter how small the opponent is. I will have a lesser late nights bcoz of lesser matches to play. do me a favour, please lose Europa as well."

"Our first team is hovering on mediocrity and then our arrogant manager thinks they can just walk in there with a string of amateurs in the back and be handed a victory. What a disgrace! Seems like we are going downhill and I can not blame any half-decent player leaving our club. "

"thier second goal wasnt really a goal blatant foul on sturridge before hand but still not good enough bad team selection by rodgers, should have played a stronger line-up to be safe it was a disaster waiting to happen - well done oldham you deserved the win "

"feared the worst when i saw the team line up. Why change the formation? Too many attacking players and not enough in the middle of the park. When will managers learn that you can't take lower league sides too lightly. BR definitely to blame for this one.
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"First.. Wrong tactic.. 4 strikers and only 2 young misfielders?
Second.. Back side so weak.. Especially at the left side.. Robinson was too naif.. The way we play.. We only have ourselves to be blamed"

"Poor! Poor! Poor! Poor! Poor! The truth is Oldham had more hunger from the off and BR team selection had an inexperienced back four that had no cohesion. Coates and Robinson particularly poor - in disbelief of the physicality that we all associate with this type of tie - who briefed them?!! The recent improvement in the prem masks the fact that we are a mid table side at best. Come on! YNWA"

"Timbo, how did Downing have a bad game???? Open your eyes, he was 20 times better than Sterling and was only on for 40 mins.
Stop ging him off based on past performances!!! (Hendo wasn't bad either)..."

"Please dont try and soft soap this one Brendan, Be a man and tell it like it is and get some respect back. Just not good enough 41 years so far following my beloved reds through thick and thin and just when I think things have got as low as they can I get proved wrong"

"Carra, Lucas and Stevie should have started instead of Coates, Borini and Allen. Brendan was naive in his selection today; I think he is prone to that in general. Never underestimate a lower division team, especially at their yard."

"Time for the coach to think well has come.I still do no believe this coach can take Liverpool anywhere.why was Robinson in that game till end. send Steerling, Borini, Robinson and Allen on loan. It is basically waste of money keeping them."

"Deplam, couldn't agree more about the starting midfield. I mean, we're in for a blood-and-thunder tie and Rodgers starts with what was essentially a 4-2-4 formation when we needed some bite and aggression in midfield. Quite frankly I would sack Rodgers if we fail to get points from the next two games."

"Well deserved victory for Oldham,very poor performance from Liverpool.Poor team selection from the Manager and very poor defending and Goalkeeping to concede 3 goals.Just hope we don't sell Reina or we r in deep trouble.If we win against Arsenal all will be forgotten."

"Not the end of the world- just shows we still have a long way to go...BR selected a strong team...he was let down by Coates, Robinson, Jones...the lack of impact from the wingers just shows why BR is after Coutinho + Ince...plenty of fight today but not enough attacking quality...Brendan will get it right in time"

"Could someone sit BR's down in a room and explain to him fooball theory.. you start with your strongest team, scare the wits out of the opposition and when you are 2 up in the 2nd half then rest your key players"

"lower division team are always going to play it rough , we had to many inexperienced lightwieghts out there ,i know we are thin on the ground but thats fsg way of making money ,thats why will struggle , lack of experienced players ,and overplayed youngsters
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"The balance of the team was wrong we had none with Sturridge, Suarez, Sterling and borini starting. another mistake is not being able to identify who is having an awful game. His subs were wrong and to late. Having said that we should be beating this team we what we had out there. It just goes to show most of the footballers we have on our books are championship players at best."

"How can any of you on here blame Rodgers? The guy is a fantastic young manager and great leader. He played a team more than capable of beating a BPL team, let alone League 1. The defeat is down to the players and nothing else!"

"we put out a strong striking team and put out weak defence, and wounder how we let in 3 goals to oldham, coates and robinson out of their depth. how they both stayed on i dont know. so disapointing, and oldham showed guts but was alot of dirty play at times"

"Back-up (reserve) players let us down badly. Also would have expected more from our front men, too complacent and lazy especially in the first half. Stevie tried to win it on his own, pity he hadn't better support. Shocking defence for all the gaols. Move on very quickly. YNWA"

"What a poor defence? Coates is a joke, Robinson is good at attack but not at defence and Jones, well. For Suarez it was the worst game in a Liverpool shirt and Sturridge wasn't on the field in the second half. Downing came in but played like his bad old days and Allen was lucky to score a deflected goal. What would have happened if Liverpool should play Everton in the next round."

"Immature tactics today, you should never underestimate the minnows. Would have expected a strong midfield, defence with some youth in the less challenging positions. We missed Lucas in the middle.If people are moaning about physicality then they shouldn't be watching English football. Great competition. Shame we aren't still in it."

"All the goals were made by (im sorry) Coates's mistakes.
And i didn't seen that he wanted to won the duel, all duel during the match.
I dissapointed by this day, but i'll walk together with Liverpool. YNWA"

"Disgracefull! shamefull! Brendon seriously man, what the hell you are thinking? My bad, obviously you are not. This result is nothing but reflection of what wehave achieved so far this season. BR supporters hope you still have excuses for him. Team we have now might be good for u21, but for premier league and championship, still... seriously, what the hell is happening at Anfield?"

"Would like/expect Brendan to take his share of responsibiliyy for this loss. Clearly individual errors cost us, one clear mistake by the referee, but at the end of the day Brendan picks a team to win and this we did not. Still signs that we are going the right way, however too dependent on the "better" players who were "rested/benched" today."

"Well done oldham for fighting and winning the squad isnt as good as rodgers thinks it is wrong tactics 1st half no idea in the 2nd half feel sorry for the fans who payed good money while the window is open get to more in like gerrard or suarez "

"Idiots blaming Brendan for the loss; there were 11 players on the pitch today who didn't play well today, it happens. Just love the way the docile fans on this site jubilate when we win & then stick it to the team when we lose. This isn't the first or last time we will lose in a cup competi.tion to a lower league team!"

"poor display and shows how weak the squad is, gerrard is still carrying the team.sterling and robinson not at the races,brendan rodgers honeymoon period is over for me we have'nt beaten anyone above us in the prem and dumped out of the cup was kenny doing such a bad job."

"Poor team selection,Stevie G should have started,Coates should not have even been on the coach let alone in the team!Brad Jones needs to leave the vaseline alone and Sterling should be dropped back in the reserves.Embarrassing!Roll on Wednesday. YNWA"

"Manager error and a big 1 2, why he still manager? King Kenny,rafa All gone 4 a nobody! He did the same in league cup n failed!LFC is a world class club being managed by a championship side manager.just not good enough coz he says " gotta take each game as it comes" so y he not play a full A team? thinking arsenal? That's thing ahead not as it comes, Brendan U ain't the man!
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"As much as disappointed that I am, we cannot blame the manager. The players are to blame simple as. Could not string 3 passes together consistantly. If we match oldham players like for like with lfc players we had a better team but some of these players need to take responsibility. In Brendon I trust."

"Studen you said" Still signs that we are going the right way,". seriously man, how old are you? and what game did you watch? Unbelievable.
I for those trying to put brave face on AGAIN, relax ppl, you'll get wrinkles. and yes blame BR, he put those 11 on field."

"Look Coates doesn't look like he's going to cut it, he's too slow over the ground and doesn't seem hungry enough to throw himself about a bit. That said I'm fed up on here listen to people complaining! Looking Rodgers sacked FSG out etc... The guy has to try his squad out in these games, he needs to learn about the squad so he can strengthen! also our target this year is top 4 not wembley. "

"Steerling is a waste. He should not start any Liverpool match again. Borini shouldnt wear Liverpool Jersey. he is just not ready same as Sabastine Coates.Robinson should be loaned, while Allen has no business in Liverpool fc."

"Oldham played a disciplined, hard and tactical game. They were like oversized enegizerbunnies. I for one am just going to take this loss like a man. We must play young players and have some guts. We got Stevie,God,Macca,Owen and many others this way. We may have lost a game but won experiance. YNWA."

"Rodgers says he wanted to have a go at the FA Cup. Here is an idea start the first team then take off the stars when you are winning!! Robinson and Coates have as much chance of becoming EPL players as Liverpool has of winning the FA Cup!!!!"

"People who are saying it was a bad team selection are hypocrites! When it was annoucned who was playing everyone was like: 'brilliant team, great starting 11,' and so on! Coming lads lets win against Arsenal! YNWA"

"We may win against Arsenal and suddenly Brendan is doing a superb job again. But for all the fine displays you can't forget some abject and truley embarrassing performances this season, not seen since Woy had his unsuccessful stint. Too many poor games sadly and it needs to be adressed. "

"Problem i see is that Brendan is head strong with his style of football even though it has never brought success for any other team in England. We will get the plaudits for the style of football mind"

"We cannot keep sacking managers so that's a no no, yes we all disappointed but we will bounce back yes Rodgers experimented at the back and it failed but that's how you realise if certain players are ready clearly clearly Coates is raw n needs game time but this season is about rebuilding we are going to have knocks n setbacks no body said it was going to be easy!! "

"All you "supporters" who want Brendan to be sacked can go support Chelsea or Manchester City. BR is a fantastic manager. If you cant support us when we lose, dont support us when we win. Today we were awful, but one bad game doesnt mean the manager is bad. We still have Europa and PL to concentrate on. It was always going to take time to rebuild the sqaud."

"BRING BACK KENNY!! WHERE IS THE PASSION? WORST LIVERPOOL PERFORMANCE I'VE EVER SEEN. YOU SHOWED OLDHAM NO RESPECT AND THEY PUNISHED US FOR IT. WELL DONE TO THEM, BUT THEY ARE RELAGATION FODDER. I'M EMBARRESSED FOR US ALL."

"Considering the number of cupsets this year, I'm not embarassed to see us go out but I was a bit disappointed with some of our players. Not sure whether it was complacency or just dinterest but at the back we were poor. Coates, despite being tall showed no strength in the air. We gave it a good go by the end of the game but it was too little too late."

" Hats of to Oldham, that was our first loss to them. Hopefully the last. Hope everybody got away without injuries and fit for the next game. Best forget about that outing asap.. No excuses needed, we lost, we can loose as well as win. Now Arsenal is next lets take that one on a high."

"all you " in Brendan we trust" muppets what do you say now then ? total shambles of a team. were is this progress he keeps telling us that wer making ? ashamed to be a red tonight + before anyone starts yes I am a "true" fan. 23 years season ticket tho im startin to question why !!!!!!!!!!"

"Experience is key to winning cup games, same as the final last year when Carra should have started. Not too bothered about tonight as long as we learn from our mistakes. There's still plenty to play for, YNWA "

"the real shame are you disgraceful fans... so we lost, ok, i am sad and angry too, but stop slaughtering players and manager every time we loose...only thing that would satisfy you is wining every single game, sorry come back to the earth, England league is toughest league in whole world, any team can loose...start being supporter even in the darkest days"

"I think 3 strikers is a bit too much. we ve got the balance when returning to 2. some players must work harder we lost our football in the last 8 min with too much long ball as if we were afraid . hope we become mature"

"Liverpool will always lose to a team which features either a former player or manager. This happened again today. The team is so predictable year in year out same style of rubbish. That's why teams like Man U keep beating Liverpool even when they are off form. They know how to manoeuvre against a dead archaic style of play. No creativity at all. We have no match makers"

"What a load of rubbish, stop blaming Brendan though, he put out a decent side, and two world class strikers upfront, but yet again it was like playing a Stoke sort of side, physical upfront balls in the air and we couldn't cope, but we were poor all over,Luis was unusually poor, Danni first bad game. "

"Didn't show up today. I missed Reina, Johnson and Enrique. Congrats on the goal Allen. Must try harder Coates and Robinson. And a bad day for Jones too. Team looked dis-jointed from the start. Gerrard should have started !!!!!!!!!!"

"the worst part of all about todays result is I was expecting it, Rogers you really are clueless with your team selection, there is no shame in admiting your out of your league, just go away you fool before you do any more damage, FSG grow a pair and get rid of the worst so-called manager we have ever had"

"Arsenal is a must win game. If we lose on Wednesday, our season will be over. I really don't want to watch the last 15 games of the season with nothing to play for. So come on lads Wednesday is a MUST WIN."

"... Borini... WHY? Is he Allen's stand in for you on a Saturday night?
Jones couldn't catch aids. Note to Robinson...You will NEVER be good enough to lace luis's boots so don't you DARE to swear at him. You should never play for LFC again!!!"

"What makes me laugh are all those idiots out there who think it's good to be out of the cup so we can concentrate on the league! I'm afraid we will not make the top 4 and we are not good enough to win the Europa League. The cup was our only chance of silverware, now it's gone! Progress, what progress? Rodgers is turning us into an embarrassment!"

"Midfield were missing till Gerrard came on, we were made to look like a Sunday team against a Sunday team , but good on Oldham they deserved it, buck up your ideas lad, otherwise another mediocre season which cost Kenny his job, despite winning league cup."

"In Brendon I trust. In Brendon i trust in Brendon I trust. I don't care what all the Brendon haters say like for like our players in every department are better. The squad is young and these guys need to get use to these atmosphere. It was a bad day from the players. Roll on the arsenal. In Brendon i trust."

"I am sad.Coates,Robinson and B.Jones are reasons for defeat.They've got no enough games under belts in EPL,true.And B.R. made changes TOO LATE,so Stevie G. hit woodwork in 90 minute...To Rodgers lovers-we were on FA Cup Final under K.KENNY last May.However,move on and play better vs.Arsenal.YNWA>"

"Honeslty for people to say sack BR on the back of that is ridiculas, alot of fans been calling for coates to play and for Brad Jones to be our number 1, now if BR had left these out and we had won you the same fans would be complaining that they need more game time. Come on fans get behind BR!"

"Milan1960: So your understanding of a manager is that he's there to change their nappies & wipe there but.ts. These are grown men who should bring themselves to the game, not wait for the babysitter to turn up & burp them. Your comments truly are immature."

"should have started with a solid defence.the silly mistakes would not have happened.i think BR took the game too lightly.one more thing WE BETTER NOT LOSE TO ARSENAL N CITY,otherwise the knives will be out come on BR ynwa"

"we shoot ourself in the foot with this defencing line. rogers got it wrong as soon as i saw that defence, i knew we will be in trouble. these types of game its better to have and experience defence. robinson coates and wisdom its not their fault they are not yet prepared to these type of games.Cara should have started and agger to left back "

"bottom line is that this is not acceptable for Liverpool FC. Everyone knows that.
All we can do is stay with BR and hope things come good as there's no point calling for his head as it won't help anyone, as FSG are not going to sack him any time soon. I think he can do it but he is an inexperienced manager, like a young player he will make mistakes."

"Just a stinker of a match, we will lose the next two matches, that's just reality much as I'd love to see us win both. I'd wager we give Arsenal and City a bit of a fight of it but their techique, experience and superior quality will be too much to overcome especially when they've home advantage. Alas we are still not the finished article by a very long shot. Maybe next season eh? "

"again the main problem was not coates or jones all players do mistakes,the problem was a midfield that was very weak again allen is feather wight not suitable to play in battles and needs protection, sterling also can be pushed easily, the pic says it all look how thin is sterling "

"Not commented for a while, will always support the manager but why not play strongest team get a good lead then make changes, poor team selection. Stevie made a big difference , what a surprise eh , should have started . Come on reds YNWA "

"a day to forget and too many players were poor. pitch wasnt too good. we move on to wed and need to beat arsenal. at least we can concentrate on lge games 4 a while. need to improve. hope coutinho signs and hopefully ince. we need better players than what we have.YNWA LFC. win the next game."

"Its too late to worry now, these things happen in cup games. Yes we defended poorly all day but Oldham are a Stoke type team and we are not clever enough yet to deal with them. Fewer games to concentrate on now YNWA
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"It is as plain and simple as this. The manager is useless. If you are playing an fa cup game you play your strongest side available and rest players when your winning. Sadly to say we are the laughing stock and this so called manager is to blame!!!"

"There are only two reasons why we lost. Firstly, Oldham were really up for it (like most lower division teams). Secondly, and most importantly is the poor team selection. Managers should know by now that you cannot fiels a second rate team, no matter what the quality of the opposition. Liverpool were naive in thinking this would be a walkover and picking the team accordingly! "

"Let my look into my crystal ball..."we were unlucky", "we deserved more from the game", "we felt we should have got something from the game because we did control the final ten minutes". Followed by a draw against Arsenal. Followed by "we're aiming for fourth and it's possible". Followed by Stewie D saying he's great. Followed by a loss against Citeh."

"buddha dont bother m8,some of us can make our own judgments,,most cant cuz they havent got a clue,carra shud of started,allen dropped for gooners game,g.j back,agger back,lucas in,fancy a result against southern softies."

"Everyone says without saurez we cant win I take it im tge only fan to notice that hhe was pooor tonight. He got one goal and done nothing else all game. Star players should not underestimate theit opposition Mr suarez"

"Couldn't figure out Borini's role, Sterling is lucky he lasted the 90 mins, he has the money and the contract but no guts. Didn't like Robinson's reaction towards Suarez when he shot rather than squaring a pass into the 6 yard box, if i was Luis i would take him to one side and slap him. "

"Making Suarez captain in a game about the English underdog when he can hardly speak a word of English is amazing, Cara was your captain YNWA to the end!!!Win the game and take the big boys off!!Changes were due at half time not 60 mins have you learnt nothing, regroup and focus for Arsenal for ksake!! "

"I hope we beat Arsenal but if we have to lose against City or Arsenal I'd prefer it to be City 'cause obviously we want them to overhaul manu and I wouldn't mind them pinching 3 from us, ie if we must lose to them. I'd be surprised if we won against both. Predict draw against Arsenal and defeat to City."

"League Cup 3rd Round. FA Cup 4th Round. Won 9, Lost 7, Drew 7 in Prem. I can understand certain fans discontent as this is Liverpool Football Club, I am of the opinion that he (BR)needs more time but do get annoyed when some say 'go and support Manue' because they are not happy with such mediocrity "

"The defense was poor, I Hines,Ty think what Jack Robinson did today he should never play for LFC again, you can't tell a first team player and our star to F off, he was awful, Coates was clumsy and yes needs to pro out on loan, Wisdom is all hype, he's not as good as they make it seem. borini and Sterling step up your game!!"

"We are all angry after this defeat but some of the comments here are just out of line. Calling for BR to be sacked ? Come on. Only last week you were backing him up.Win 1 his great lose one his out. RIDICULOUS"

"Can't believe so many are having a go at the manager. Everyone who wears a liverpool shirt should have been capable of going there today and winning. Given that we have Arsenal on wed night it was sensible to keep players for that. Its the players who came in who should hang their head in shame and FSG for landing us with such inexperienced players due to an unworkable transfer policy."

"Here we go all the plastic LFC fans who supported the club through thick and thin for 70 years-myass You are not true fans, so we are out of the cup-so what get over it so are lots of other clubs. BR is building a team for the future with young players-give them a break or do you prefer to behave like mancs."

"6 young inexperienced players in team. defence unable to cope with a 6ft. 6ins. forward.midfield weak as was shown when gerrard came on.borino not found form. we need an experienced midfield man who can dominate and drive forward.it will take 4 years for the young players to show how good they, in the meantime SG will try and hold us together"

"brucealmighty I understand your fustration and disappointment but I can't see what more the manager could have done. We played some excellent football before this game yet the players did not play anywhere near how the team should be playing."

"I thjnk we now need experience to compliment the youth the centre of midfield is lacking when Lucas n gerrard aren't playing and like anni-road said time time again we get bullied at the back all of them not just Coates we need a quality centre back left back and a centre back of real physical precence required so that we can mix it up a bit "

"i dont like criticising but why did we start this game with 3 players coates robinson borini who have hardly kicked a compeive ball for ages when it was obvious we were in for a blood and thunder tie ynwa"

"Our defending let us down today ! U cannot blame BR for trying to rest a couple of player with Arsenal & City next week but I thought he should have played carra so as we had an old head on the pitch "

"Guys, we lost. So be it. Therefore you were always asking for youngsters with a chance - here we gooo! they had a chance and perhaps were too nervous to impress or just lack of exp. But this is the way they get EXP. Bad day though but no regrets on BR decisions."

"It was a poor performance, but a lot of comments on here are as bad. Blaming an 18 year old kid is a disgrace. Robinson was not at fault for any of their goals. Gerrard changed the game when he came on. He showed his passion and quality. Coates was rusty. Skrtel shows no leadership or communication skills. Allen was non existent until his goal. The team BR put out should have won easily. Fact"

"that should be Robinson ,Coates ,jones , out the door . Borini would be included only just back...on the fence , to be determined lets say ! See what Brendan meant by taking the hunger out of sterlings game , needs a kick up the hole . Felt shelvey should have started and rested Henderson . Every time we think we've turned a corner...we get a kick in the teeth . "

"you cant play your best 11 in every single game especially in poor conditions. brendan tried a few others and they didnt step up. simple. too many players didnt give their best today and it is dissappointing but we move on to next game. players know they let down the fans. respond on wednesday please. MILAN 1960. u r a tool. YNWA"

"It goes from bad to worse, B.R. it's time for you to go, you picked the team , you chose the tactics, you kept players on the pitch when they should have clearly come off, the fault lies with you and no one else. Y.N.W.A. "

"Not enough respect for the competition. The team that ended the game would have comfortably won the game. Borini was a decision made for Brendans EGO not for the good of Liverpool fc. We have the players. Unfortunatly the manager is one dimensional and poor. "

"Lads got out coach by DIv 1 manager. Played 4-3-3 they put 5 in mid field no service to forwards first 50 mins and no ball winners on the pitch Stevie G and Lucas on the bench. Hopefully, ROgers learns from this for the UEFA. YNWA"

"skingrad
27th Jan 2013 19:04
>300 posts from our great fanbase, the majority of which have immense difficulty in understanding the LFC plan of rebuilding for the next few seasons not for today. If it wasn't for a few of the common sense fans like yourself, I would have given up on this great club."

"Lads got out coach by DIv 1 manager. Played 4-3-3 they put 5 in mid field no service to forwards first 50 mins and no ball winners on the pitch Stevie G and Lucas on the bench. Hopefully, ROgers learns from this for the UEFA. YNWA"

"brendan would have needed more than 3 subs to replace those under performing. notice so much negativity after a loss yet not so much praise after a good win (norwich). what does that say about the fans??? support the team always or dont bother. YNWA"

"Absolute crap. Do the owners actually believe Rogers is the man for the job. Kenny wasn't but he did better last year and I think another year under him would have been a great improvement. Rogers hadn't ever achieved anything. He talks the talk, but can't walk the walk. "

"Skingrad. Could you tell me where all these young players will get their experience to build for the future? It won't be in the cups. There is no one in the squad with enough experience to teach them in training. So what kind of future is it you think we are building without buying experienced players or making it past the first stages of the cups?"

"damirbosnjak not that it is at all that relevant but I turned 40 last year (should I be considering your age bearing in mind your responses?) and think I am enled to my own opinion. On the evidence of todays team selection (no Agger, Johnson, Gerrard until the second half) qualification for Champs League is clearly more of a priority than domestic cup competitions. "

"Robinson is just not good enough for the first team! we need to be buying a new LWB as cover in this window, putting in Robinson just showed how woefully short we are in this position, Allen did nothing to prove he was worth Â£15m, I do remember Rodgers saying that "this player will be a great buy for LFC!!! REALLY??"

"Stupid team selection by a mediocre coach. He was keeping star players for Arsenal match which I am VERY SURE he will lose. Why not start with your best team in a cup match and replace them when the game would have been won. Rubbish and counterintelligence!"

"Milan1960: All you ever post is deluded comments. You've clearly never been in a football team of adults & you clearly have never supported a team unless they win every game. There's no point dicussing anything with you as you just walk around with blinkers on."

"Joe Allen should never get near that team again, we don't need him with our central midfield, he is one of the worst Liverpool players I have seen play... Coates can go as far as I'm concerned, wanting first team football, he can have it elsewhere, never gonna be in the Agger/Skrtel/Carra class... Borini, don't even get me started, we need to get going again now minus some of these players"

"Have to agree with a lot of what you said Champions of Europe as always but BR did make a bit of a hash of it today.Really disappointed were out of it and we should all be annoyed but there's no need to call for BR's head.These games are always tougher than expected. Lets hope we can turn it around in the league."

"I agree, Jamie would have been much better, why not use Agger as a make shift left back after all he is naturally left footed, what about Borini in left midfield?? what the hell was that all about, 3 strikers on the pitch at the same time, crap selection...."

"Here we go we lose and all those who are armchair supporters get on to off the manager. Let's not forget the players have a responsibility too. Stevie did what he could but was not enough. For me the FA cup was a distraction and now we must focus for the arsenal game. I want us to win every game but I am also a realist. We have to focus on 4th. YNWA xxx"

"I am actually more disappointed with the performance of some of the players than I am with the result.You have to accept that there will always be FA cup shocks ! But today Borini, Coates, Jones, Robinson & Especially Sterling were truely awful"

"Coates really needs game time and he will only get this out on loan. Henderson was trying but did not quite hit the mark and brad jones had a mare of a game but he will know that!! Luis as captain seemed a bit more reserved than normal but it was an honour for him so well done YNWA"

"Not one person has credited Henderson. He ran after every ball, got involved in every tackle anywhere near him. He was the only player deserving on wearing the Liverbird today(other than the subsutes.)"

"Being out of both cups means we have at least 20 players under 23 in the first team squad with nothing to do now but sit around gaining no experience for another yr and keeping the under 21s from progressing which in turn keeps the academy from progressing. When will we start buying experienced players who can not only play but help the kids in training when we are out of the cups?"

"redahendo- I agree with your comments. We have a right to be angry and express our annoyance but equally maybe it is too soon to make a knee jerk reaction. Just have to ensure these games don't happen again! My concern is BR won't adapt to a different formation/playing style or pesonnel to counteract a physical team"

"Like the league cup it's a distraction that could mean the difference between playing European football or not next season, I agree with some of the comments that if we play like that against Arsenal or Man city we are going to get beaten and badly, the only teams we have been capable of beating so far this season are all below us in the league!! sort of tells you something don't you think?"

"It is so pathetic to hear many of the comments in here! Yes is was a bad performance, against a hard fighting opponent, but you stick behind the team in good and bad times. There is so many idiots ging players even after a streak of wins.. Never satisfied! Many of you couch experts in here sound freaking worse than crack heads in the media! "

"It is so pathetic to hear many of the comments in here! Yes is was a bad performance, against a hard fighting opponent, but you stick behind the team in good and bad times. There is so many idiots ging players even after a streak of wins.. Never satisfied! Many of you couch experts in here sound freaking worse than crack heads in the media! "

"League 3 refs? Of course Jones was nervous. He got kicked in the face. Sturridge got beaten while on the ground, then knocked down and studded in the hamstring by a very thiggush team. A disgrace to the beautiful game. But yeah, we should still be able to beat them. "

"Take it like men, we lost.. end of story.. we lost away on a rainy day on a poor pitch against a strong Oldham side that played well. If you can't support your manager after this you don't really support this club. Now you know that those players that did not take theyre chance today don't deserve a game in the PL and need to go out on loan!!"

"I cannot believe there are some idiots here calling for Rodgers to Go... HEllO are you aware that in the next 2 wks or so we have to go to Arsenal, City, West Brom (h) & also go Russia !! We must use our squad . They have a responsibility to PERFORM , how much money is Borini & Sterling getting paid?"

"I can't see why we haven't bid for Jack Butland if that's the best Brad Jones can do. Worst display of keeping I've ever seen from a 'Pool side. Robinson was invisible, I didn't know Henderson was playing for nearly 20 minutes, and Borini looks like he still has a broken foot. I really hope FSG find some people with real QUALITY to play and manage the team as we are a total joke."

"Let me ask this question what happens if Wednesday we lose and our season is over? Would this not be a season of regression? Our season really now is on a thin line it could either propel us in the next two weeks or drown us."

"Thank2shanks, I fully agree, we need to send our youngsters out on loan, all the top teams do it and they come back better players with valuable experience and playing time under their belts, it was a bad selection today ,however I don't agree with some comments calling for BRs head, we have to give him time and experienced players.."

"My Sky stopped recording after 84 mins..I thought might have logged on to see a win. Oh dear. Every time against a team with fight eg Stoke we are awful. And whats with playing Suarez as an attacking midfield? Play to your strengths! Suarez and Sturridge were playing so well as the front 2! Rodgers..love u but seriously sometimes..but players need to take the fall! Defenders were awful! YNWA"

"TO all the sad sacks who love nothing better to slat BR.We lost today cause of a poor goalkeeper,and if stevies shot had not hit the bar,we would be back at Anfield,end off.BR will bring us back to winning ways soon enough,and when we beat Arsenal,i will be waiting for you losers to come on here and say what?? being positive,we can concentrate on league now"

"Before people start calling me a doomsayer. I want BR to succeed because if he does, LFC succeed. But I will not be blind to our inefficiencies. So buck up your ideas lads for Wednesday, that includes you too BR."

"MILAN1960-it is a building process.It will take time for this to happen.patience is needed!!Fans today want instant success but this costs money LOTS OF IT.and the days of us spending 200 mill or more is not guna happen, So patience is needed!!have faith milan........"

"This will probably hit 400+ comments. Most are annoyed and of course I am too but I'm not going around slating the manager and calling for his head. He deserves his chance and I still believe we will finish in the top 6. The FA Cup is known for causing upsets and we are not the only PL team out. AV, Norwich and Spurs to name a few. "

"lpdcollier,fair enough point.But the thing that i find frustrating,is when we win and win well,the negative fans wont take the time to on here and congratulate BR and his team,they all go and hide, i think they want BR to fail,and that also brings LFC down also,and thats why i say they are not real LFC fans!!"

"Patterson, LFC4ever76, ani-road and alot more keep the faith BR will get us where we belong. Disappointed but still confident of whats ahead. To the fans who wants Brendon out sorry but he is the man for the job and I know we will beat arsenal. tough game but in Brendon I trust"

"If any good comes out of this result, let it be that BR learns not to make too much wholesome changes at the back in the Europa cup.
Our back line was shaky any time Oldham attacked especially with crosses into the box.
I have always believed that Liverpool Fc should be in any competition to win it and not just make up the numbers ."

"These plastic heads claiming to be LFC fans only crawl out of the woodwork when we lose. Not only do i think they are not real LFC fans i think some of them are Manc trolls just coming on here to gloat, Because they have exactly the same mentality, they should be ashamed of themselves. YNWA"

"The team was a shambles, everytime we start to look good we follow up with a shocking performance like todays, Coates it not good enough and was only brought in to keep Suarez company Hes slow and makes me nervous when he gets on the ball. Carragher might not have the legs but he has the heart and the desire to win and we need a leader out there, we don't have someone anyone like him ."

"The character of a team is seen in bouncing back from a defeat like this. We were poor. Out of Carling Cup, Out of FA cup- only 4th Spot can save BR from being a mediocre Manager. he has to put a FIGHTING and WINNING team against Arsenal. "

"If we get the 3 points on wednesday, this will be forgotten! But if not, something needs to be done! I'm sick of seeing Coates and Robinson in that defense!! They always find a way to it up! I don't get why BR and the owners dosn' take this more serious! If we don't get into the top 4, we will lose one of the best strikers in the world, in the summer! And no one can blame him for it!"

"I would wait till the end of the season before doing my own evaluation of BR. But yes, we were pathetic last night. Sterling, Coates, Robinson, all were woeful. I was shocked at the atude of Robinson, didn't he tell Suarez to off? This kid should be taken to task, hope Rodgers and co are on it."

"Enough of the recrimination and let us move on to the Arsenal game.
I am sure that all our players involved in the Oldham game except Stevie will be very disappointed with themselves.That is punishment enough.
Pick yourselves up and dust yourselves down and go and beat the Arsenal on Wednesday .
"

"On the bright side, Gerrard played well. He looks in form and obviously still makes the team tick. The team had a different body language when he came on. Brendan should have words with the young man at left-back, not just because of the way he played, but because of what he shouted at Suarez (the captain). Very poor discipline."

"Finally, the more positve, true pool fans are here. Tired of readings posts from the trolls, had a good sleep and wake up in a fine morning. Yes, I on the other side of the world. And counting down to a more important match this thursday against Arsenal. "

"Milan1960, Looking for World Class Manager? Who will that be? Guardiola just sign for BM, Rafa still hanging on Chelsea's Cliff. Our Legendary King Kenny shld remain as legend in the first place. Unless we are joining the Dark Side, the special One.."

"For me, Rodgers got it wrong from the start. There was no shape to our play. The boys weren't sure of their respective roles. Allen and Henderson in midfield were awful. Sterling, what did he do? The boy needs a long rest badly!"

"SACK BRENDAN RODGERS.... KICK OUT ALLEN,HENDERSON & BORINI. Again Again Again BR team selection wrong, cant understand how he select a team for a game. WE ARE LIVERPOOL.... we must beat lower team, need buy good talent, shame to lose out wesley... where is tom ince ? "

"SACK BRENDAN RODGERS.... KICK OUT ALLEN,HENDERSON & BORINI. Again Again Again BR team selection wrong, cant understand how he select a team for a game. WE ARE LIVERPOOL.... we must beat lower team, need buy good talent, shame to lose out wesley... where is tom ince ? "

"Im still supporting liverpool as i know this club has a champ mentality. through this game young players build them. But one thing that disapoint me is lack of passion in the shirt. I just hope br realize it before we turned into arsenal(sell top players,buy unproven one)"

"A tactical manager would have done something about Sturridge a reject of other clubs,Robinson,Coates.Rodgers selected a wrong team. We are lossing to small clubs because he is not LFC material.swansea is Rodgers level. I hate managers who tarnish LFC good record."

"Bum. We should be better than this, but this is football, and all sorts can happen, the Great Giant Killing FA Cup, always has its surprises.
YNWA, lets give it to the Gooners wednesday night to save our pride a little."

"Brendan Rodgers was out of order to
blame young players. He must accept
total responsibility for that disaster. It was poor judgement on every level and could very likely cost us the next two games. It has made this club look foolish. The anti Liverpool press once again can't believe their luck, not to mention Arsenal and City, who now have been given a phsycological boost on a plate. "